[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 59 (Thursday, March 27, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 14660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7627]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 81

[ME048-1-6997b; FRL-5802-4]


Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
Correction of Designation of Nonclassified Ozone Nonattainment Areas; 
States of Maine and New Hampshire

AGENCY: United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA or Agency)

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The USEPA proposes to correct the ozone designations for the 
Sullivan and Belknap Counties, New Hampshire nonattainment areas and 
the portions of Oxford, Franklin and Somerset Counties in Maine 
designated nonattainment. The USEPA is proposing to correct their 
designations from nonattainment nonclassified/incomplete data to 
attainment/unclassified for ozone pursuant to section 110(k)(6) of the 
Clean Air Act (the Act), which allows the USEPA to correct its actions.
    In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, the USEPA is 
correcting the designations in a direct final rule without prior 
proposal because the Agency views this correction as a noncontroversial 
action and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for 
the correction is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse 
comments are received in response to that direct final rule, no further 
activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed rule. If the 
USEPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be 
withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a 
subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. Please be aware that 
the USEPA will institute another comment period on this action only if 
warranted by significant revisions to the rulemaking based on any 
comments received in response to the direct final rule. Any parties 
interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received in writing by 
April 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Susan Studlien, Deputy Director, 
Office of Ecosystems Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region I, JFK Federal Bldg., (CAQ), Boston, MA 02203. Copies of EPA's 
technical support document are available for public inspection during 
normal business hours, by appointment at: Office of Ecosystems 
Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, One 
Congress Street, 11th floor, Boston, MA; the Bureau of Air Quality 
Control, Department of Environmental Protection, 71 Hospital Street, 
Augusta, ME 04333; and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental 
Services, 64 N. Main St., Concord, NH 03302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard P. Burkhart, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, JFK Federal Bldg., (CAQ), 
Boston, MA 02203. Phone: 617-565-3578.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct 
final rule which is published in the rules section of this Federal 
Register.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

    Dated: March 19, 1997.
Carol M. Browner,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-7627 Filed 3-26-97; 8:45 am]
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